The Home Machinist!

There is plenty of info on the web regarding speeds and feeds for milling various metals, and I've been doing a deep dive in my down time to extend tool life and get better a better finish. The X-axis or feed info seems to be geared towards CNC where the sum of the formula for feeds, or X-axis movem...

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The Lincoln 210 MP has been sitting idle for close to 5 years and it needs a new home. It’s been used on one or two small projects, not including my practice welding, so it’s essentially like new. It was bought as the Aluminum One Pack special package deal from Lincoln Electric that included the Mag...

I think it's a Atlas / Craftsman faceplate, in very good shape, bought to possibly use on my lathe but I decided that it's not going to work. There is a number cast into the plate 9-365, has a 1.5" - 8 spindle thread. Asking $45.00 plus shipping ( should fit in a medium flat rate box ) Paypal o...

Don't think online metals ships to the UK, you might try Googling for - aluminum extrusion suppliers in the UK
to find something closer to you.

Are you pouring the Freeman Fast Cast directly on a pattern in one shot to make a mold ? One thing you can do with the Freeman material to make a mold is brush the material on your pattern in layers rather than in a one shot pour, by brushing in layers you'll have less of a exotherm than one solid m...

Do you have any idea how expensive brass is these days? Sheeesh! Actually I do! I ordered a piece of brass from MMC at 6" x 6" x 3/8"....they sent me 6" x 6' x 3/8" :| God thing I didn't have to pay for the extra :lol: Woah !! You ordered 6 in x 6 in x 3/8 in and they sent ...

+ 1 with what Steamin suggests, I'll also add do a wipe with 99% isopropyl, you'd be surprised at how much is left over
that lacquer thinner and acetone didn't remove.

The elongated taper looks like TG style collets to me.

You might want to join the EmcoV10Lathe Group there's a few guys there that have
this older Maximat lathe, and there is a repository of files there that may help.

https://groups.io/g/emcoV10lathe

You may want to try Stock Drive products if you're based in USA for pre made nylon gear stock or even McMaster for gear stock.

Stock Drive Products -

https://www.sdp-si.com/products/Gears/Index.php

If you're not seeing any immediate use for a hot glue gun or aren't into crafting work and are just curious then just buy what's on sale at the big box stores or horror freight, make sure the one you get has compatibility with other brands glue sticks. Personally I use the 3M hotmelt glue guns, very...